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Im going to make this comment with the goal of not trying to be mean, this is just my opinion based on the comments I have been reading . I preface this with the fact im happy there are other people in the comments of this game now who are providing their thoughts and ideas with alot of detail and thinking behind them, for a while it was kinda just me so its good to see others jumping in as well and clearly chainsaw sees no issue with this. 

That being said im a lil worried a line I have been trying to stick behind has been crossed somewhat, that line being a backseat author/writer. I worry that as ideas expand, people own ideas for what this game could become more personal to them and it starts to become their own sort of fanfiction. I don't see anyone so far going like "uh ChaInSaw, you neEd tO WrIte ThiS mOn THis Way" which is good, but providing such large ideas may provide pressure (not on purpose mind you) for chainsaw to try to go through with that idea, an idea that chainsaw could change their mind on or end up not find a way to make work and cause frustration from such wasted effort. 

I want chainsaw to write primarily what they want and even if I have a different idea, It is their story so I will relent to the perspective they want to try. There is the example of Manaphy where despite some apprehension at first, I came to see chainsaws idea and even before that I didn't try to push for some full rework because "uh the vibes are weird". 

This is not me saying to stop giving ideas, this is mainly me letting a opinion in my head out so it can be out and maybe providing a degree of reflection on how ideas are being presented. Feel free to say I'm misunderstanding something because that's completely possible but I hope what I'm saying here is clear. This isn't a callout or meant to start a fight I don't wanna do that, just clear my mind. 

You have a right to your opinion and the final say of what goes in is up to chainsaw. If they like the idea or not is them since its their game but new ideas can make it better.

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Honestly, all these huge and detailed suggestions have been getting a bit much, everyone's been polite and understanding about it so far so I've just been letting it happen.

Actually I just posted an devlog that I've been meaning to write thanks to your comment, I do love all the ideas everyone's having but I don't want to risk disappointing everyone who's expecting so much out of my work.

I will admit I feel a little hypocritical because there was that big suggestion for a second Cynthia scene in Gen 5. But in that one I explained it technically and I tried to keep it in the scope of things I knew you were capable of doing with twine, like mentioning the changing text between karen and agatha depending on if you breed agatha. Its something I know you did so saw it as a potential thing to do in that scene pitch.